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Age proof, the new science of living a longer and healthier life [Kiosk], Rose Anne Kenny

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Age proof

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Rose Anne Kenny

the new science of living a longer and healthier life [Kiosk]

One of the world's leading scientists on ageing delivers a revealing and enjoyable account of what ageing is and how we can tackle its more serious side effects. We all age. But why do some of us live longer than others? Why do we live twice as long today as our ancestors did 200 years ago? And what does the latest science teach us that will help us not only live longer lives, but also to live fitter, healthier and happier lives, deep into our later years? Professor Rose Anne Kenny has 35 years of experience right at the top of ageing medicine and is at the forefront of scientific research into the subject. Age Proof takes Professor Kenny's ground-breaking research and reveals why and how some people have a lower biological age (how our body looks and feels) than chronological age (the number), and the role played by food, genetics, sex, physical exercise, cold water, childhood experiences, expectations, friendships, inequality and much more. From the nuns who lived into their nineties, to the septuagenarians taking up sport for the first time, via the revealing, if unlikely friendship of Jojo the monkey and Alan the cat, and the existence of 'Blue Zones' (areas of the world where inhabitants live longer), Professor Kenny's work lifts the lid on the importance of family, friends, laughter and good sleep and emphasises that we all are just as young as we feel

You are as young as you feel - age is not a number -- Why do we age? -- Friendship -- Never a dull moment - laughter and purpose -- A good night's sleep -- Downtime and the pace of ageing -- In search of the elixir of youth -- Cold water and hormesis -- Eat to your heart's content -- Sex and intimacy -- Loving our muscles for life